I don't think they want the job. The non-local guys familiar with Quaifes say it shouldn't be more than 5 hours labor. The most expensive local quoted $1200 labor (about 8-9 hours). RRT quoted $2K with a statement "we just don't know - we've never done one on a car this new" and "I'm not a fan of Quaife."

That sounds to me like it means leave it open ended to charge whatever.

Exactly, but if you could have heard the tone of the conversation... It didn't come off like "$2k, but could be less," but more like "We'll start with $2k and go up from there - and by the way, Quaife sucks!"

Exactly, but if you could have heard the tone of the conversation... It didn't come off like "$2k, but could be less," but more like "We'll start with $2k and go up from there - and by the way, Quaife sucks!"

That would have me a bit concerned about having M-Tech do any work as a diff swap really isn't all that hard.

Funny enough, I sent Kevin Bird an email asking if there were any shops in the mid-Atlantic/North East that he worked with, and mentioned M-Tech's response. To quote Mr. Bird, "If he's honestly not capable of doing this, then I wouldn't even allow him to set my tyre pressures!"

M-Tech said they would only swap a complete diff, not do any internals work, but that there isn't anything else they can't do. Yeah, right.

So... I finally found a local shop that's interested in the job, and I did it by pilfering RennTech's Authorized Dealer list and making a few calls. I know, I know... Should have thought of that a long time ago.

At Speed Motorsports (www.atspeedmotorsports.com) stated they just did a Quaife unit in a C63 (should be similar sub-frame/assembly) last week and said it went off without a hitch - 5 hours and done. A lengthy search on the internet for reviews and they seem to be pretty good at what they do. Hourly rates are reasonable and they are MUCHHHH closer than any of the other shops I found. How did I miss them previously?

@ALPHA Performance, I'm still interested in letting you guys do the install, but I haven't heard back on my email yet. Please let me know if you're interested in the Quaife install. Otherwise, I'll be scheduling with the local shop.

Funny enough, I sent Kevin Bird an email asking if there were any shops in the mid-Atlantic/North East that he worked with, and mentioned M-Tech's response. To quote Mr. Bird, "If he's honestly not capable of doing this, then I wouldn't even allow him to set my tyre pressures!"